comings and goings
noun
: the activity of people arriving at and leaving a place
He sat in the café watching the comings and goings of the customers.
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The observation was made on the group’s Facebook page, where Steers chronicles the comings and goings of the internet-famous eagles and their babies (a third sibling also hatched March, but died later that month).
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Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
And what about the comings and goings on Slot’s coaching staff?
—James Pearce, New York Times, 30 June 2025
These kinds of comings and goings aren’t unique to their family.
—Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
The new location has a panoramic harbor view that includes Baby Beach, the West Basin with its docks, slips and boaters, the jetty and all the comings and goings at the harbor’s entrance.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 28 June 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
And what about the comings and goings on Slot’s coaching staff?
—James Pearce, New York Times, 30 June 2025
These kinds of comings and goings aren’t unique to their family.
—Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
The new location has a panoramic harbor view that includes Baby Beach, the West Basin with its docks, slips and boaters, the jetty and all the comings and goings at the harbor’s entrance.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 28 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for comings and goings
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“Comings and goings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comings%20and%20goings. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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